Meet The Cast: Jazz In The Diamond District
Jazz In the Diamond District is a new independent film by Lindsey Christian (nicknamed “Young Oprah”) starring Wood Harris (The Wire, Next Day Air) and Clifton Powell (Friday, Ray).
Boss Lady had the chance to catch up with all three in the DrJays.com offices recently.
Lindsey talked about the journey of making the film, in addition to having Washington DC’s vibrant go-go music scene as the movie’s backdrop.
Clifton talks about the difficulties of getting independent films made, especially by African-Americans and other minorities, but how hugely lucrative the audience is at the same time (“The urban DVD business is a 11.6 billion dollar industry”).
Wood also talks about his current film Next Day Air, and how him and co-stars Mos Def, Donald Faison and Mike Epps and the director Benny Boom decided not to use the “n” word on the set and in the film and people’s reaction to it.
Jazz In The Diamond District has the following run:
New York, NY: Opened Friday, May 1st
The Quad Cinema
34 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011
Atlanta, GA: Opened Friday, May 8th
Midtown Art Cinema
931 Monroe Drive, Atlanta, GA 30308
(Located in the Midtown Promenade Center)
Chicago, IL: Opens Friday, May 15th
Landmark Century Centre Cinema
2828 N Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60657
Popularity: 2%
That’s a limited run, but I understand if it’s a small film – I’m gonna do some research on it now. Nice interview Boss Lady!